The day after she returned from her destination wedding in Puerto Rico, Elizabeth Agraz, of Los Angeles, received some unexpected news at a fertility appointment: Due to concerns about the Zika virus, she would have to delay her long-awaited pregnancy at least two more months.
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Infertility Treatment in the Age of Zika
Elena (not her real name) had been undergoing fertility treatments for more than a year when she learned that the Zika virus had arrived in Puerto Rico. Naturally, she was concerned. She’d heard the stories about babies born to Zika-infected mothers in Brazil—babies with abnormally small heads and uncertain futures. And briefly, she considered suspending her fertility treatments.
Physicians Hope Free Contraceptives Will Limit Zika’s Impact in Puerto Rico
In an effort to blunt the impact of the Zika virus in Puerto Rico, local physicians say they are working on a plan to make long-acting, reversible contraceptives (LARCs) freely available to women on the island.